We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Texas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
737,653 89.40% $83,642 H-1B
70,458 8.54% $108,072 PERM
8,917 1.08% $26,368 H-2A
8,047 0.98% $103,279 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Texas has seen a total of 825,075 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Texas is the H-1B visa with 737,653 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.40% of Texas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 70,458 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.54% of Texas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Texas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $50,576 80.77%
Chemical Technicians 41 $36,362 78.85%
Surveyors 41 $51,085 80.39%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 40 $51,808 78.43%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 40 $38,008 78.43%
Physician Assistants 40 $87,824 80.00%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 39 $33,720 78.00%
Chiropractors 39 $42,732 79.59%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 39 $76,159 79.59%
Survey Researchers 38 $38,147 79.17%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Texas Employees Over Time
Texas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 24,368 employees were hired. Texas peaked in 2024 with 76,794 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 15,362 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Texas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 30,008 $123,338 50.36%
Mexico 2,970 $106,169 41.77%
China 1,738 $78,289 47.09%
Canada 1,008 $94,285 43.02%
Pakistan 989 $55,045 46.63%
Nepal 781 $63,878 38.08%
South Korea 771 $41,915 50.20%
Philippines 667 $1,065,077 43.91%
Brazil 435 $74,240 43.20%
Venezuela 390 $81,612 42.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ppd Development Lp 207 $78,850 89.22%
Innova Solutions Inc 207 $107,726 89.61%
The Options Clearing Corporation 206 $118,314 89.18%
Maveric Nxt Inc 206 $86,786 89.18%
Quadrant Resource Llc 205 $66,618 89.13%
Damian Consulting Inc 205 $72,167 89.13%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 205 $78,876 89.13%
Testengeer Inc 204 $66,537 89.08%
Trend Micro Inc 204 $87,182 89.08%
Numbers Only Inc 203 $72,907 88.65%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
John W Wilde 6 $19,968 100.00%
Perkins Honey Farm 6 $27,931 100.00%
Bueber Farms Inc 6 $21,129 100.00%
Rafter L Harvesting 6 $27,810 100.00%
Ff Ag Construction Llc 6 $26,170 100.00%
Four Leaf Farms Llc 6 $31,058 100.00%
Wesla Ranches Llc 6 $27,466 100.00%
Patrick Middlebrook 6 $30,001 100.00%
Stumblin N Farms Llc 6 $28,229 100.00%
Kendall Vance Smith 6 $28,229 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corpus Christi Hospitalists Pllc 14 $162,699 32.56%
Lera Technologies Llc 14 $103,475 32.56%
Fortinet Inc 14 $79,032 32.56%
Rnr It Solutions Inc 14 $88,357 32.56%
Dallas County Hospital District 14 $95,915 32.56%
Mind Tech Inc 14 $80,802 32.56%
Wargaming Usa Inc 14 $82,768 32.56%
New York Life Insurance Company 14 $115,201 33.33%
Presidium Property Management Llc 14 $71,196 33.33%
Universal Cable Holdings 14 $113,512 33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Scientific Research And Development Services 110 $80,050 99.10%
Offices Of Physicians 109 $3,193,010 99.09%
Veterinary Services 108 $67,369 99.08%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 108 $70,201 100.00%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 107 $88,137 99.07%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing 107 $99,125 100.00%
Real Estate Credit 105 $97,258 98.13%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing 102 $40,392 97.14%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 102 $88,490 97.14%
Satellite Telecommunications 100 $100,505 98.04%

Texas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Texas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Texas over all years is $83,642. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage